Kris Kristofferson will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on November, 9th during the 38th Annual Country Music Association Awards.
Kristofferson’s career has been one of songwriting’s most pivotal, making him among the biggest entertainers of the 1970s and most influential performers for each generation of young artists that have followed. Best […]
I’m watching the debacle that is the MTV Video Music Awards. In this palace of wealth and fame there are perhaps 10 to 20 real rockers worthy of being honored. Most are part of this scene, like any mainstream genre today, due to their stellar good looks, fashion sense, or other facet that […]
I just got done at the WFCF studios for this weekend’s edition of “Good Morning Americana” with my pal JB. It was tons of fun and we got to play things normally ignored by mainstream radio.
Thanks to JB and Flagler Radio with a Reason for having me. Also, thanks to all […]
It’s funny that our friends at CMT have a story today that country music sales are good.
Among the things trumpeted as the cause for celebration are two items worthy of deeper consideration. First, John Grady of Sony Nashville (and AMA panelist), thinks that Nashville has finally made a few records people want to hear. […]
The Americana Music Association announced the lineup for this years AMA Honors and Awards in Nashville on September 24, 2004. Among those scheduled to appear are this year’s host, Jim Lauderdale, as well as Ray Wylie Hubbard and Slaid Cleaves, Mindy Smith, Jason Ringenberg (of Jason and the Scorchers fame), and the Nitty Gritty […]
Lots of fun stuff brewing in the next month; the pile of new releases includes some album of the year candidates. This month however, there are several heavy hitters that really pile it on:
Two great tribute albums hit the shelf this week. The Unbroken Circle features the most rejuvenated John Prine I’ve heard […]
Today’s Americana landscape is dotted with artists content to walk their own path, but few draw more ire than legendary tough-guy Steve Earle. Long known for his antics and outspoken nature, Earle has always eyed the direction of popular music and walked the other direction. Often that path has included diatribes with a […]
It’s hard to imagine country music without the Carter Family, one of the genre’s most influential catalysts to popular acceptance and certainly one of the most heralded acts to ever play. They performed in one incarnation or another for the better part of the 20th century leaving an indelible mark upon all that followed. […]
Next Saturday, August 28, I’ll be joining my good buddy J.B. on “Good Morning Americana” broadcast live on 88.5 WFCF in Saint Augustine, Florida from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM EST. J.B. plays some of the best in Americana every Saturday morning and always has a good time. You can also tune in […]
Charley blew by Sharkbitten World Headquarters Friday night with little fanfare or destruction but certainly did it’s share of damage to quite a few of our colleagues, including our family in Florida’s more southern regions. While we take a breather from the chainsaw and prepare for Earl or Danielle, let me offer our playlist […]
